This one moment showed that Prince Harry wanted to marry Meghan Markle

There is a precise moment that shows that Prince Harry would marry Meghan Markle. And that happened years – that's right, years page. Continue reading to learn what moment we are referring to in the relationship between Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

How they met

First, a small background on the royal couple's relationship. They started dancing in the summer of 2016. The Prince and Markle said so much in their first sit-down interview with BBC after their engagement announcement in November 2017.

They were created by a mutual friend whose identity remains not to be confirmed. The culprit is likely to be Prince Harry's childhood wife, Violet von Westenholz.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry | Karwai Tang / WireImage

"We were actually introduced by a common friend … it was literally …. through her and then we met once and twice back to back two dates in London last July," said Harry in his interview BBC interview with Markle.

Shortly after their quickfire round of days, they traveled together to Botswana, where they "struck under the stars."

The proposal

The couple told their suggestion story that they had a "cozy evening" at Nottingham cottage "trying to roast a chicken."

"It was so sweet and natural and very romantic," Markle told the BBC. "He got on a knee."

Harry added that he thought he surprised Markle surprised, which she confirmed. Markle told her she said yes right away. "I could hardly let you end up suggesting," Markle said to Harry in the interview.

Harry chimed in with a sweet anecdote that the ring was an afterthought for Markle. He had to ask her if he could put the ring on his finger after accepting his proposal.

The wedding

Markle and Prince Harry got married in St. George's Chapel within Windsor Castle, the royal family's home away from home on May 19, 2018.

People around the world watched as Markle had a custom Givenchy dress. The ceremony took place on a bright and sunny day in London and ended with the couple taking a cart ride.

Now the couple expect their first child together, Baby Sussex, to be born in late April 2019.

The moment that pointed to marriage

On November 8, 2016, Prince Harry issued a surprising move a statement to protect Markle from the "wave of abuse and harassment" endurance after their relationship was public.

The statement continued to discuss "the blacksmith at the front of a national newspaper; the healthy undertones of commentaries; and the direct sexism and racism in social media trolls and the article comments."

This marked the first time Harry ever recognized any of his girlfriends publicly, indicating how serious their relationship had been, even early. Harry felt so inclined to protect Markle, who showed how much he really suited her.